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Sir Owen Tudor (Welsh: Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, c. 1400 – 2 February 1461) was a Welsh courtier and the second husband of Queen Catherine of Valois (1401–1437), widow of King Henry V of England. He was the grandfather of Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty.
- Margaret ferch Dafydd
- Catherine of Valois (m. 1428; d. 1437)
Apr 3, 2020 · Owen Tudor, aka Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudor (c. 1400-1461 CE), was a Welsh courtier who secretly married Catherine of Valois (l. 1401 - c. 1437 CE), the former wife of Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE) and mother of Henry VI of England (r. 1422-61 & 1470-71 CE).
- Mark Cartwright
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Apr 2, 2020 · Little is known about the early life of Owen Tudor, and, in fact, a large proportion of his life is highly mythologised. There are theories that Owen fought at Agincourt and became an esquire of King Henry V.
May 5, 2017 · Owen was now truly a squire and began to be known as Owen Tudor. In 1452, his sons Edmund and Jasper were elevated to peerages and recognized as the king’s uterine brothers. Owen and his sons became loyal supporters of the house of Lancaster during the conflict later known as the Wars of the Roses.
May 21, 2018 · British and Irish History: Biographies. Owen Tudor. Tudor, Owen. views 3,149,406 updated May 21 2018. Tudor, Owen ( c. 1400–61). A humble Welsh servant of Catherine of Valois, widow of Henry V, he secretly married her about 1428. Their first-born Edmund was the father of Henry VII.
The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...
Apr 30, 2024 · The origins of the Tudors can be traced to the 13th century, but the family’s dynastic fortunes were established by Owen Tudor (c. 1400–61), a Welsh adventurer who took service with Kings Henry V and Henry VI and fought on the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses; he was beheaded after the Yorkist victory at Mortimer’s Cross (1461).
